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Master Azure CLI queries - The missing manual

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 20:28:35 +0100

Have you ever used Azure CLI? Azure CLI is probably the best way to interact with Microsoft Azure and to automate recurring tasks in the context of Microsoft’s public cloud. However, I often see people writing fundamental shell scripts to execute more advanced queries or filter simple lists of elements returned from Azure CLI.

Although using shell scripts is an excellent way to get things done, it’s more time-consuming compared to learning all the capabilities that Azure CLI brings to the table. Microsoft provides some good documentation on how to write fundamental queries with Azure CLI. However, more advanced, real-world queries are not documented. This is why people start tinkering with shell scripts instead of using built-in capabilities. So let’s quickly catch up with fundamental JMESPath queries that every Azure CLI user should know.

Azure CLI on the iPad - Azure CLI Tips & Tricks 3

Wed, 20 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Azure CLI Tips & Tricks is a collection of small, yet powerful things, that will boost your productivity when working with Microsoft Azure CLI.

I love my iPad Pro and the possibility to work from almost everywhere. Using the official Azure app from the Apple App Store, I can browse through my cloud resources and get essential information about cloud-based workloads.

Check metrics and resource status from anywhere
Start or Stop resources like VMs or Azure App Services at anytime
Receive notifications and alerts about service health issues

Additionally, the app comes with an integrated Cloud Shell, which gives me direct access to Azure CLI.

Choose the best output format - Azure CLI Tips & Tricks 2

Tue, 12 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Azure CLI Tips & Tricks is a collection of small, yet powerful things, that will boost your productivity when working with Microsoft Azure CLI.

Azure CLI provides a bunch of different output formats. By default, it generates output using the json format. Although the default output format is both human-readable and descriptive, it is not the optimal format for every situation. Sometimes you need more focused responses, or you just want a good old ASCII -style table.

Get samples with az find - Azure CLI Tips & Tricks 1

Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Azure CLI Tips & Tricks is a collection of small, yet powerful things, that will boost your productivity when working with Microsoft Azure CLI.

az find is a useful command for every Azure CLI user. It is the go-to command, if you want to get scenario-based examples for Azure CLI commands. You can provide any command as positional argument to az find, and it will scan the official Azure documentation for examples.